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Arizona State Sun Devils guard/forward Carrick Felix (0) drives for the basket as he's defended by Stanford Cardinal forward Rosco Allen (12) in the first half during a game in the PAC-12 Tournament at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Sun Devils win wild Pac-12 Tournament opener

Arizona State Sun Devils guard/forward Carrick Felix (0) drives for the basket as he's defended by Stanford Cardinal forward Rosco Allen (12) in the first half during a game in the PAC-12 Tournament at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

LAS VEGAS — Through 39 minutes against Arizona State today, Stanford had not attempted a single free throw.

When the Cardinal got its try, it was a huge one.

Aaron Bright was fouled by Jonathan Gilling while making a three-pointer down four with 41 seconds left in the first game of the Pac-12 Tournament at the MGM Garden Arena. Stanford’s point guard made the free throw, tying the game and eventually forcing overtime.

The Sun Devils hung on, though, thanks to a career day by point guard Jahii Carson, to win, 86-83, in overtime.

The point guard finished with 34 points on 14-of-22 shooting, missing the ASU freshman record, set by Mario Bennett in 1992, by one.

"I just try to come up big on big stages," Carson said.

Carson scored five points in the extra frame, including a three-pointer in overtime that gave ASU a lead it would never relinquish.